Accusound website
172 Wadsley Lane, Sheffield S6 4EE
Tel +44 (0) 114 2013687
Fax +44 (0) 870 094 0057
Email: info@accusound.com

Accusound have been designing and manufacturing microphone systems for acoustic instruments for over 25 years. Our products are designed to maintain the original acoustic warmth of the instrument but enable simple and trouble free amplification. Our product range covers all the usual classical acoustic instruments plus quite a number of less common and more challenging instruments. With our specially designed acoustic amplifier, we can provide the full amplification system, from instrument microphone to acoustic amplifier/speaker including all cables and stand if required.

Alaw Music Publishing website
4 Tyfica Road, Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales CF37 2DA
Tel/Fax +44 (0)1443 402178
Email: sales@alawmusic.com

Alaw Music Publishing specialises in producing a wide variety of music for harp. We have one of the largest databases in the world dedicated to high quality harp music, offering original compositions and arrangements from many of the world’s leading musicians: active professionals or teachers with a wide breadth of experience, including Catrin Finch, Meinir Heulyn, Skaila Kanga, Edward Witsenburg and Isabelle Perrin. Our publications are intended for use in performance or practice by musicians at all levels and consist of a variety of styles – from traditional or folk to ‘classical’ or jazz.

Ardival Harps website
Orchard House, Castle Leod, Strathpeffer IV4 9AA
Tel/Fax +44 (0)1997 421260
Email: info@ardival.com

Ardival Harps has specialised since 1993 in the manufacture of historical and traditional harps based on those played in Scotland and throughout Europe over the past thousand years. Over the years we have produced Pictish-style harps, wire-strung clarsachs and renaissance harps with buzzing bray pins. The most recent developments for you to try are a small bray harp ‘The Kinnettas’ and our redeveloped lever harp the ‘Dominie’

Ardival also runs courses for both complete beginners and players of wire and gut-strung harps. Beginners are provided with harps and are introduced to the history of the instrument while learning techniques and tunes. The teacher is Bill Taylor and the course reflects Bill’s specialist interest in the ancient and traditional repertoires of the British Isles.

Ardival Harps website
Orchard House, Castle Leod, Strathpeffer IV4 9AA
Tel/Fax +44 (0)1997 421260
Email: info@ardival.com

Ardival Harps has specialised since 1993 in the manufacture of historical and traditional harps based on those played in Scotland and throughout Europe over the past thousand years. Over the years we have produced Pictish-style harps, wire-strung clarsachs and renaissance harps with buzzing bray pins. The most recent developments for you to try are a small bray harp ‘The Kinnettas’ and our redeveloped lever harp the ‘Dominie’

Ardival also runs courses for both complete beginners and players of wire and gut-strung harps. Beginners are provided with harps and are introduced to the history of the instrument while learning techniques and tunes. The teacher is Bill Taylor and the course reflects Bill’s specialist interest in the ancient and traditional repertoires of the British Isles.

Creighton’s Collection website
244 Cathedral Road, Cardiff CF11 9JG
Tel +44 (0)29 2039 7711
Fax +44 (0)8704 877687
Email: tim@creightonscollection.co.uk

We are specialist Harp Music Publishers, Distributors and Online Music Retailers. We provide a music engraving, printing and distribution service to music publishers and individual musicians, delivering high quality publications either in their own names or via our unique co-production publishing service. Unsolicited scores are always welcome! We also stock a huge range of CDs and scores from other independent publishers and individual musicians. Please visit our stall in the Dining Hall to view our full range and to see our collection of gifts and beautiful hand-made greetings cards.

Early Gaelic Harp website
11 Dempster Terrace, St Andrews KY16 9QQ
Tel +44 (0)1334 474263
Mob +44 (0)7792 336804
Email: simon@simonchadwick.net

Simon Chadwick’s Early Gaelic Harp Emporium offers the widest selection of new and secondhand books, CDs and accessories relating to the historical harps of Scotland and Ireland and the ancient music played on them. Discover our CDs of ancient Scottish and Irish harp music, played on replica instruments with brass, silver or gold wire strings. Books include tutors and arrangements, history books, and source facsimiles. We also stock historical Gaelic song, piping and fiddle, medieval Welsh harp, and other related subject areas. Visit our stand in the Robertson Building Foyer to find out more!

22 Derwent Road, Coventry CV6 2HB
Tel +44 (0)2476 336740
Mob +44 (0)7768 683015
Email: pdgrassby@fsmail.net

Pete repairs and restores free reed instruments (melodeons, accordions and concertinas mainly) and deals in unusual musical instruments, books and CDs. There is always something of interest to be seen on his stall, whether you play the harp or not!

Jack Hayward Insurance website
75 Victoria Road, Mortimer Common, Reading RG7 3SL
Contact: Iain Hayward
Tel 0118 384 2025
Email: Insure@JackHayward.co.uk

Holywell Music Limited website
58 Hopton Street, London SE1 9JH
Tel +44 (0)20 7928 8451
Fax +44 (0)20 7928 8284
Email: holywell@holywell.co.uk

London showroom for Salvi and Lyon & Healy Harps, Bowbrand strings, harp accessories and CDs. Extremely comprehensive selection of harp music. Please visit our stand in the Robertson Building.

Clive Morley Harps Limited website
Goodfellows, Filkins, Lechlade, Gloucestershire GL7 3JG
Tel +44 (0)1367 860493/860659
Email: harps@morleyharps.com

Established in 1817, Clive Morley Harps is a family business, specialising in harp sales, rentals and repairs of both lever and pedal harps. We also stock the amazing Dusty Strings folk harps – come and try one!

Mark Norris Harps website
The Old School, Stobo, Peebles EH45 8NU
Tel/Fax +44 (0)1721 760298
Email: norris.harps@virgin.net

Very high quality 34-string harps for serious students and professional players including new light weight models with carbon fibre reinforced frames and titanium tuning pegs. A wider range now includes a mini 27 string and larger 36 and 39 string harps. Individually made to order from a wide choice of beautiful woods and inlays, players specify their preferred semitone levers and string gauge to achieve their ideal sound and playing feel… and can now even choose narrow or wide (full concert) stringing spacing.

Michael Parfett Conservation Studios website
Unit 47 Battersea Business Centre, 100 Lavender Hill, London SW11 5QL
Tel: +44 (0)20 7228 5577
Mobile +44 (0)7811 435221
Email: info@michaelparfett.com

Our studio specialises in the repair, restoration and decoration of all types of harps from ancient to modern, folk to concert. We will be offering case work repair to traditional and modern finishes at this year’s harp festival as well as normal regulation services. We offer our own collection restored antique harps for sale to professional and amateur players of the early harp throughout the world.

Pilgrim Harps Studios website
Stansted House, Tilburstow Hill Road, South Godstone, Surrey RH9 8NA
Tel +44 (0)1342 893242
Fax +44 (0)1342 892646
Email: info@pilgrimharps.co.uk

At Pilgrim Harps, you deal directly with the harp makers. They have been creating exceptional hand-crafted harps for over 30 years, many of which are decorated with hand carvings or hand-paintings. Their range includes concert, pedal, lever and electric harps. They are experts in the service and repair of all makes old and new, and are the authorised Horngacher UK servicing agent. Although making harps is the core of their business, Pilgrim Harps aim to provide a complete service to the harp community, whether performer, teacher or complete beginner. They can help with finding a teacher; insurance; music; strings; tuners; seats; covers and trolleys.

Salopian Strings website
Oakfields Farm, Bourne Road, Defford, Worcestershire WR8 9BT
Tel/Fax +44 (0)1386 750631
Email: dinah@salopianstrings.co.uk

Salopian Strings manufactures bound harp strings and waterproof cases for all harp models and supply gut and nylon harp strings with a mail order service by return. Online ordering is also available. Please visit our stand for a selection of harp and musical themed cards and gifts.

Salvi Harps Limited website
4 Deryn Court, Wharfedale Road, Pentwyn, Cardiff CF23 7HA
Tel/Fax +44 (0)2920 409203/409204
Email: info@salviharps.co.uk

Based in Cardiff, South Wales, we are the sole distributors of Salvi Lever and Pedal Harps throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland. Our specialised team will be pleased to help and advise on your purchase; they will also assist with music and string requirements and technical assistance. Also available is our global mail order service for music, strings and accessories. Orders can be placed via telephone or on our online store.

Frank Sievert website
Atelier-Werkstatt, Harfenbau, D-29465 Schnega, OT.Göhr 3, Germany
Tel +49 (0)5842 1262/Fax +49 (0)5842 1291
Email: info@sievert-harps.de

Frank is a maker of fine quality harps both gut- and wire-strung. He makes Celtic lever harps in all sizes, medieval Irish clairseachs, medieval gothic harps, authentic replicas, lap- and travel harps as well as custom designed harps.

Silver Spear, Harps and Dulcimers website
Jonathan Letcher, Ridge Farm, Linley, Bishop’s Castle, Shropshire SY9 5HP
Tel +44 (0)1588 650416
Email: jsletcher@yahoo.co.uk

Fine clarsachs, lap harps and dulcimers, hand made in the marches of Wales. The harps are built from high quality often native timbers with a fine sound and distinctive appearance which reflects the strong, flowing lines of Viking ships. The Silver Spear range includes student models and instruments specially designed for use in sessions or group workshops. Harps also available for hire.

Starfish Designs (Scotland) Limited website
Unit 1, Old Ferry Road, North Ballachulish, Inverness PH33 6SA
Tel/Fax +44 (0)1855 821429
Email: admin@starfishdesigns.co.uk

Nearly 20 years of experience and effort in producing almost a thousand instruments, has resulted in the smooth contemporary lines, beautiful sound and highest build quality that makes Starfish harps the instrument of choice for professional and amateur players across the world.

Telynau Teifi Harps website
The Harp Centre of Wales, Marble Terrace, Llandysul, Ceredigion, SA44 4DT
Tel +44 (0)1559 363222
Email: enquiries@telynauteifi.co.uk
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Founded in 2005 by Chief Harp Maker Allan Shiers, Telynau Teifi Harps is the only company in Wales to produce harps in quantity, using a blend of traditional craftsmanship with modern innovation. Our ethos is to produce fine quality harps using the very best timber and creating them with the skills of our dedicated team of local craftspeople from our workshops overlooking the majestic River Teifi. Our customers are enthused by the sound and aesthetic qualities that our beautiful Welsh-made harps possess – visit our stand at the Edinburgh International Harp Festival to experience the authentic sound of Wales for yourself.

Telynau Vining Harps website
8-10 High Street Arcade, Cardiff CF10 1BB
Tel +44 (0)2920 221199/226935
Email: info@camacharps.co.uk

Telynau Vining Harps distribute Camac harps in the UK and Ireland. We stock Camac’s pedal, lever and electric harps, as well as strings (Camac and Bowbrand), music, CDs, trolleys etc. Our rental scheme for lever harps has generous discounts for subsequent purchase. Our shop in Cardiff sells music for all instruments, books about music and musicians, greetings cards, music accessories and novelties. We also run an efficient mail order service (credit cards accepted) and issue a newsletter.